Nitecore HC50 565Lm Headlamp Review

Excellent review!!! Bought this as a Christmas present for a friend. He is gonna love it. I will send him to this review when he gets it!!

thanks FlashLion for this excellent review! I really enjoyed reading it and it is a treat to watch your pictures. (thanks Ramblings for underlining the findings). I am convinced that I want this headlight now but will wait for the neutral white version (and new fundings, hopefully at the end of this month )

Excellent review of a very nice light .

Thanks for sharing .

Great job .

Thank you all for your comments! 8)

I also think for attaching a clip. I can carry it as a pocket 18650 light.
The clip should be for 27mm diameter flashlight.

Thank you.
Better don’t ask me how much time I spend for my reviews :bigsmile:

Thanks.
The price is 60$,but after a few weeks they probably will drop it a little.

I received this and the armytek wizard pro NW in the same order. I must say, I love this nitecore! It is VERY bright despite being all flood and the build quality is absolutely top notch.

Thanks for an incredible review and amazing photography to boot!

mmm… ok…. and how much time do you spent, then? :slight_smile:

For those who are interested, Illumination Supply has a coupon on these; enter BlackNovember at checkout for a discount.

http://illuminationsupply.com/headlamps-hc-c-28_53_113/nitecore-hc50-xml2-565-lumens-1-x-18650-2-x-cr123a-p-837.html#.Up_mKsTrzQc

I’m really tempted to grab this, put part of me is uneasy at the idea of having an 18650 in a sealed tube strapped to my forehead.

Oh… boy……. can’t resist… Oh I have no more money, resisted! :smiley:

The only problem I have with this headlamp is that the reflector seems way too tiny/disproportionate, kinda bugs me a bit.

very nice review… the way it should be, not to mention the pictures is so amazingly clear
make me want to buy one just by looking at it :slight_smile:
with the coupon from IS, the light is very tempting… good thing they’re out of stock :smiley:

I would have trouble containing myself if this happened to me :slight_smile:

could somebody measure the bezel diameter? :beer:

Awesome review. Thank you for taking your time to do this for all of us! :slight_smile:

OD: 18.10mm

ID: 13.69mm

awesome, thank you!!

that clinches it, along with this very nice review

This is a flooder, no large reflector needed. Maybe it’s just me but the tint looks more neutral to warm than cool, has anyone else noticed this? Not a big headlamp user myself but I do have a Zebralight, Spark, and Ultrafire and I like the Nitecore the best, Spark next. This headlamp is awesome for up close work and the Illumination Supply price is super cheap, international shipping is also very reasonable.

received today.

just about perfect for my purposes.

Does seem more NW than CW (though I actually would prefer WW)

I was worried it’d be too floody but definitely not.

before testing, I was thinking I’d dedome (to make warmer and add throw) but i like it as is.

i suppose i’d prefer 2 levels for the red (with one being a bit brighter than the stock single mode) but i haven’t used the red with night adjusted eyes yet, and it still seemed sufficient. I guess I wouldn’t mind a higher white mode also…ie 2.5amps, but it’d just be for wow effect, so this is all just grasping for a dislike…

ordered from illumination supply - i think it was $53 shipped (coupon happyholidays), arrived in 3 days

Just received this clamp mount from FT after “just” one month waiting(with tracking number) :expressionless: .
Fits perfectly HC50.
One more handsfree way of using the headlamp.
I will use it to give some more light to my photos and when modding flashlights. Very nice desk lamp. 8)





Really cool setup there! :slight_smile:

That clamp looks really useful for attached stuff to crab scoop nets. L:D

Great review. But why no MSRP in the review?